The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 20, 2182
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 PM
8:28 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3208
Events on this date
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 277.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.23° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.08° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.